太好了 That Is Great in Chinese

星期六xīngqīliù下午xiàwǔ，我wǒ一个yí ge人rén在zài家jiā，很hěn想xiǎng朋友péngyou。

Saturday afternoon, I'm home alone, and I miss my friend a lot.

朋友péngyou打电话dǎ diànhuà给gěi我wǒ，说shuō：“明天míngtiān我wǒ去qù看kàn你nǐ，我们wǒmen都dōu不用bú yòng上班shàngbān！”

My friend calls me and says: "Tomorrow I'll come see you — neither of us has work!"

我wǒ说shuō：“太tài好hǎo了le！我wǒ等děng你nǐ。”

I say: "That's great! I'll wait for you."

星期天xīngqītiān，朋友péngyou来lái了le，我们wǒmen一起yìqǐ去qù吃饭chīfàn，很hěn开心kāixīn。

On Sunday, my friend comes, and we go eat together happily.

吃chī完wán饭fàn，朋友péngyou说shuō：“下个月xià gè yuè我wǒ还hái要yào来lái。”

After finishing the meal, my friend says: "Next month I'll come again."

我wǒ笑xiào着zhe说shuō：“太tài好hǎo了le，我wǒ等děng你nǐ再zài来lái！”

I say with a smile: "That's great, I'll wait for you to come again!"

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Key words 生词

太tàitoo; so

好hǎogood

等děngto wait

一起yìqǐtogether

开心kāixīnhappy

再zàiagain

太 + adj + 了（so...!）

太好了 is said on its own to react to good news — happiness or agreement.

太好了！— That's great!

等 + person（to wait for someone）

等 directly followed by a person means you are waiting for them.

我等你。— I'll wait for you.

再 vs 又（future repeat vs past repeat）

再 marks a repeated action that hasn't happened yet; 又 marks one that already did.

我等你再来。— I'll wait for you to come again (next time).

1. What does 太好了 express?

2. What news does the friend share on the phone?

3. What do the narrator and friend do together on Sunday?

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